Mind of a Brahmana 5

Vahishtha had preached Yug-Vasistha to Ram at Devprayag. He integrated religion with statecraft. The founder of Shantikunj had participated in the Independence Movement from 1930 to 1947 and had undergone torture in jails. Later, the society was guided by him through the medium of books, literature; and everything which could be possible was done for the integration of spirituality and polity.

Adya Shankaracharya  had performed Tapascarya at Jyotirmath and had established four Dhams (spiritual centers) in four corners of the country. His object was to integrate different cultures and to awaken people through religious institutions. This work of spreading Yug-Cetna is now being conducted by Shantikunj through the network of Gayatri Saktipithas, Pragya Sansthans, Svadhyaya, Mandals etc. which have been established throughout the country in the tradition of Adya Shankaracharya.

Risi Pipplada had conducted research neat Rishikesh on the effect of food on mind. He maintained himself on the fruits of Pipal tree and attained self-realization by exercising restraint and self-control. I strictly restricted myself to a diet of barley bread and butter-milk for 24 years, while performing Gayatri Anusthans. Even thereafter, I have been living on boiled food grains and vegetables. Amritasan experiments are being conducted in Shantikunj in this respect. Soot-Shounik Rishi used to hold sessions of discourses at Rishikesh by narrating ancient tales relating to the scriptures. The discourses of Pragya Purana in the present times have become so popular that people call it Yug-Purana. Four volumes of Pragya Purana have already been published and subsequestn volumes are planned to be published in due course.

Harshvardhan had donated all his wealth at the time of Sarvamedh yagya which was performed at Har-Ki-Pouri, Hardwar. The founder of Shantikunj, too, had donated all his property for the construction of Gayatri Tapobhumi at Mathura and a high school in the village of his birth place and kept nothing for himself or his family members. This tradition is now being followed by other workers who are permanently linked with Shantikunj.

Kanada Risi had conducted research about nuclear science and scientific aspect of spirituality according to the research traditions of Atharva Veda. The intelligentsia today can be convinced not by words but by logic, facts, figures and evidence. In Brahmavarchas Research Institute, research is being conducted for integration of science and spirituality and the world is eagerly awaiting its results.